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| On Apr 25, 9:52 am, John Kennaugh
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| Authors trying to sell Relativity to a student have a problem. They
| cannot go through a logical sequence of historical events - the history
| of relativity is quite frankly embarrassing. Neither can they appeal to
| common sense, relativity is of course counter intuitive.
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| Right or wrong, the basis of SR is not counter intuitive to me, and
| I'm sure to many other people.

Why did Einstein say
the speed of light from A to B is c-v,
the speed of light from B to A is c+v,
the "time" each way is the same?

| I guess it's a question of attitude.

Ah, so you guess. How very scientific. I calculate you are an idiot.

*plonk*